As soon as the door began to open, Alec automatically put his foot out to trap the Chairman in the room. "You know you're not allowed out." It wasn't the first thing he wanted to say but he knew the cat would try to escape into the Library if he didn't warn him to stay.

If he wasn't worried over Sebastian, he would have grinned at that familiar habit. It was a part of 'home' that he hadn't realized he missed until now.

Worry caused cold to slide down his spine as he tipped his head to try to see more of Sebastian. Why wouldn't he let him in? "You are not being stupid. I said something thoughtless and I should apologize. But it'd be better if I apologized inside since the Chairman will make a break for it if we leave the door open too long."

Unless Sebastian didn't want him in his room. "Or you can close the door and we can talk using the bookmarks."